APICS Exam CSCP Topic 1 Question 69 Discussion

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Question #: 69
Topic #: 1

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In distribution requirements planning (DRP), projected on-hand inventory is equal to the prior week's on-hand inventory minus the current week's gross requirements plus:

Aplanned production.

Bplanned orders.

Csafety stock.

Dscheduled receipts.

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by Dierdre at Apr 23, 2023, 03:31 PM

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Thurman

1 months ago

Gross requirements? Sounds like my college diet. Scheduled receipts all the way!

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Tanesha

5 days ago

Scheduled receipts are definitely important in DRP.

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Gilma

1 months ago

Projected on-hand inventory? More like projected on-hand confusion, am I right?

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Gladys

5 days ago

C) safety stock.

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Margurite

21 days ago

B) planned orders.

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Dyan

1 months ago

A) planned production.

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Ettie

2 months ago

Planned production? As if! Everyone knows the answer is scheduled receipts. Piece of cake!

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Robt

10 days ago

Yeah, scheduled receipts is the way to go. Easy peasy.

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Lottie

25 days ago

I think it's scheduled receipts too. Makes sense with the formula.

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Jeffrey

1 months ago

Planned production? No way, it's definitely scheduled receipts.

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Gladys

2 months ago

Planned orders? What is this, a trick question? Definitely scheduled receipts, no doubt about it.

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Honey

6 days ago

Actually, it's scheduled receipts.

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Nan

9 days ago

I'm pretty sure it's planned orders.

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Detra

14 days ago

No way, it's definitely safety stock.

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Miss

15 days ago

I think it's planned production.

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Rozella

27 days ago

Yeah, I agree. Scheduled receipts makes the most sense.

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Gail

1 months ago

I'm pretty sure it's scheduled receipts.

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Sarah

1 months ago

No way, it has to be safety stock.

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Ruthann

1 months ago

I think it's planned production.

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Annelle

2 months ago

Safety stock? Nah, that's not it. Gotta be the scheduled receipts. Been studying this stuff for weeks!

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Luz

2 months ago

Ah, the classic DRP question! I think the answer is D - scheduled receipts. It just makes sense logically, right?

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Alesia

1 months ago

Yeah, it does make sense logically. Scheduled receipts play a key role in calculating projected on-hand inventory.

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Helene

1 months ago

That makes sense. So, D - scheduled receipts it is for calculating projected on-hand inventory in DRP.

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Lauran

1 months ago

I agree, D - scheduled receipts seems like the correct answer.

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Martin

1 months ago

I think safety stock is important for mitigating risks, but in this specific calculation, I believe it's not included.

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Alba

1 months ago

But what about safety stock? Could that also be a factor in calculating projected on-hand inventory?

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Peggy

2 months ago

I agree, D - scheduled receipts seems like the correct answer.

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Shasta

2 months ago

I'm not sure, but I think it might be C) safety stock because it helps account for uncertainties in demand.

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Sue

2 months ago

I disagree, I believe the answer is D) scheduled receipts.

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Desire

2 months ago

I think the answer is A) planned production.

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